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occurrere_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la recte_fw-la facere_fw-la nisi_fw-la etiam_fw-la maturei_fw-la quod_fw-la facias_fw-la but_o he_o spy_v a_o great_a way_n off_o neither_o be_v he_o content_a to_o espy_v but_o go_v to_o meet_v they_o 5._o he_o make_v haste_n to_o meet_v they_o because_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o do_v well_o unless_o thou_o speedy_o dispatch_v that_o thou_o do_v abraham_n therefore_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o hospitality_n and_o thus_o be_v he_o reward_v whereas_o he_o think_v he_o entertain_v man_n he_o receive_v angel_n as_o the_o apostle_n note_v heb._n 13.1_o and_o ambrose_n say_v qui_fw-la scis_fw-la a_fw-fr deum_fw-la suscipias_fw-la cum_fw-la hospitem_fw-la putas_fw-la how_o know_v thou_o whether_o thou_o receive_v god_n who_o thou_o take_v to_o be_v a_o stranger_n but_o now_o adays_o man_n be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o haste_v to_o meet_v stranger_n to_o invite_v they_o home_o that_o many_o of_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n with_o beg_v and_o entreat_v can_v hardly_o find_v entertainment_n 2._o moral_a against_o curious_a build_n and_o careless_a hospitality_n vers._n 6._o abraham_n make_v haste_n into_o the_o tent_n to_o sarah_n etc._n etc._n abraham_n be_v not_o curious_a in_o his_o dwell_n but_o courteous_a in_o entertain_v of_o stranger_n much_o unlike_a be_v the_o practice_n of_o these_o day_n great_a man_n delight_v to_o build_v great_a house_n but_o keep_v no_o hospitality_n abraham_n contrariwise_o content_v himself_o to_o dwell_v in_o a_o tent_n yet_o his_o door_n be_v open_a to_o stranger_n this_o example_n of_o abraham_n shall_v condemn_v the_o curiosity_n of_o this_o age_n in_o trim_v their_o house_n and_o their_o carelessness_n in_o entertain_v stranger_n 3._o moral_a woman_n must_v learn_v to_o keep_v their_o own_o house_n beside_o in_o that_o sara_n keep_v in_o her_o tent_n the_o property_n of_o a_o modest_a matron_n be_v express_v which_o keep_v herself_o at_o home_n and_o love_v she_o own_o house_n by_o which_o example_n such_o gossip_n and_o busy_a body_n be_v reprove_v that_o use_n to_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n give_v themselves_o to_o idleness_n and_o prattle_a as_o the_o apostle_n describe_v they_o 1_o tim._n 5.13_o 4._o moral_a against_o curiosity_n in_o diet_n vers._n 7._o taken_a a_o tender_a and_o good_a calf_n here_o be_v a_o pattern_n of_o frugality_n abraham_n prepare_v for_o his_o guest_n no_o wine_n curious_a fare_n or_o dainty_a dish_n but_o wholesome_a country_n fare_n as_o cake_n butter_n milk_n veal_n and_o such_o like_a curiosity_n then_o and_o niceness_n superfluity_n and_o excess_n in_o feast_n and_o banquet_n be_v not_o commendable_a perer._n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v not_o drink_v with_o wine_n wherein_o be_v excess_n eph._n 5.15_o 5._o moral_a against_o curiosity_n of_o the_o ear_n vers._n 10._o saarah_n hear_v in_o the_o tent_n door_n sara_n be_v otherwise_o a_o most_o modest_a matron_n yet_o show_v her_o infirmity_n and_o curiosity_n in_o listen_v behind_o the_o door_n what_o the_o angel_n say_v to_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o fault_n very_o much_o incident_a to_o that_o sex_n to_o be_v harken_v and_o give_v ear_n to_o hear_v thing_n to_o which_o they_o be_v not_o call_v unto_o the_o preacher_n give_v a_o caveat_n against_o such_o curiosity_n of_o the_o ear_n eccl._n 7.23_o give_v not_o thy_o heart_n to_o all_o the_o word_n that_o man_n speak_v etc._n etc._n muscul._n 6._o moral_a against_o marriage_n for_o lust_n in_o old_a person_n vers._n 12._o after_o i_o be_o old_a shall_v i_o have_v lust_n sarah_n think_v it_o a_o shame_n for_o she_o in_o her_o old_a age_n to_o give_v herself_o to_o the_o sport_n and_o pleasure_n of_o youth_n hereby_o the_o dotage_n of_o age_a person_n be_v reprove_v which_o do_v provoke_v their_o decay_a and_o dead_a body_n to_o lust_n again_o and_o do_v revive_v their_o abate_v heat_n by_o unequal_a and_o unseemly_a marriage_n perer._n hereunto_o agree_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o wish_v young_a widow_n to_o marry_v but_o such_o to_o be_v choose_v as_o be_v not_o under_o sixty_o year_n old_a 1_o tim._n 5.10_o suppose_v such_o to_o have_v not_o such_o need_n of_o marriage_n 7._o moral_a the_o duty_n of_o wife_n to_o their_o husband_n vers._n 12._o and_o my_o lord_n also_o saint_n peter_n from_o hence_o exhort_v wife_n to_o be_v obedient_a and_o dutiful_a to_o their_o husband_n as_o sarah_n be_v to_o abraham_n call_v he_o lord_n or_o master_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o 8._o moral_a sin_n must_v not_o be_v excuse_v but_o acknowledge_v vers._n 15._o sarah_n deny_v etc._n etc._n though_o sarah_n show_v her_o infirmity_n in_o her_o denial_n yet_o be_v convince_v she_o by_o silence_n yield_v she_o in_o obstinacy_n reply_v not_o to_o justify_v her_o sin_n so_o likewise_o peter_n after_o he_o have_v deny_v christ_n do_v not_o double_a his_o sin_n by_o defend_v it_o but_o diminish_v it_o by_o lament_v for_o it_o musculus_fw-la 9_o moral_a god_n love_n appear_v in_o reveal_v his_o will_n to_o his_o servant_n vers._n 17._o shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v etc._n etc._n like_a as_o a_o true_a friend_n will_v impart_v and_o reveal_v his_o secret_n to_o his_o friend_n so_o the_o lord_n herein_o show_v his_o love_n to_o abraham_n in_o vouchsafe_v to_o reveal_v unto_o he_o his_o counsel_n so_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n henceforth_o call_v i_o you_o not_o servant_n for_o the_o servant_n know_v not_o what_o his_o master_n do_v but_o i_o have_v call_v you_o friend_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n have_v i_o make_v know_v to_o you_o john_n 15.15_o even_o so_o also_o be_v the_o faithful_a bind_v to_o propagate_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o abraham_n be_v commend_v because_o he_o will_v teach_v his_o son_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n calvin_n 10._o moral_a examination_n must_v go_v before_o judgement_n vers._n 21._o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n which_o know_v all_o thing_n need_v not_o to_o have_v search_v or_o examine_v the_o truth_n before_o he_o proceed_v to_o punishment_n but_o this_o be_v for_o our_o example_n as_o gregory_n note_v ne_fw-la mala_fw-la hominum_fw-la ante_fw-la presumamus_fw-la credere_fw-la quam_fw-la probare_fw-la that_o we_o presume_v not_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o report_n of_o man_n sin_n before_o we_o have_v prove_v thus_o the_o lord_n do_v in_o punish_v the_o old_a world_n and_o in_o confound_v the_o language_n gen._n 11._o first_o take_v trial_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o transgression_n before_o he_o inflict_v punishment_n which_o be_v a_o pattern_n for_o judge_n to_o proceed_v mature_o and_o grave_o to_o sentence_n after_o due_a examination_n and_o search_v out_o of_o the_o cause_n as_o job_n say_v when_o i_o know_v not_o the_o cause_n i_o do_v search_v it_o out_o job_n 29.16_o 11._o moral_a the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n vers._n 29._o and_o he_o yet_o speak_v to_o he_o again_o 1._o here_o appear_v the_o great_a liberty_n of_o speech_n and_o boldness_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o their_o prayer_n abraham_n renew_v his_o request_n 9_o time_n 2._o we_o see_v also_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o can_v withstand_v the_o request_n of_o his_o servant_n nor_o be_v offend_v with_o their_o importunity_n muscul._n so_o moses_n when_o god_n have_v purpose_v to_o destroy_v israel_n do_v strive_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o obtain_v favour_n by_o his_o importunity_n 3._o if_o god_n so_o patient_o hear_v abraham_n pray_v for_o wicked_a sodom_n much_o more_o gracious_o will_v he_o receive_v the_o supplication_n of_o the_o faithful_a for_o his_o church_n calvin_n chap._n xix_o 1._o the_o method_n this_o chapter_n intreat_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o happen_v to_o sodom_n and_o of_o such_o matter_n as_o concern_v lot_n three_o thing_n be_v declare_v touch_v lot_n his_o hospitality_n in_o receive_v the_o angel_n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o his_o deliverance_n out_o of_o sodom_n which_o contain_v 1._o the_o warning_n which_o lot_n give_v to_o his_o kindred_n and_o their_o refusal_n vers_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14._o 2._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o hasten_v and_o pull_v lot_n out_o of_o the_o city_n 15_o 16_o 17._o 3._o the_o request_n of_o lot_n concern_v zoar_n vers_fw-la 19_o to_o vers_n 23._o 4._o the_o judgement_n upon_o lot_n wife_n vers_n 26._o three_o concern_v lot_n be_v express_v the_o incestuous_a practice_n of_o his_o daughter_n and_o the_o fruit_n and_o issue_n thereof_o 31._o to_o the_o end_n concern_v sodom_n first_o their_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n be_v set_v forth_o where_o 1._o we_o have_v their_o ungodly_a attempt_n against_o the_o young_a man_n in_o lot_n house_n vers_n 4_o 5._o 2._o lot_n pacification_n with_o their_o outrage_n
and_o handle_v they_o rough_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o knowledge_n and_o confession_n of_o their_o treachery_n against_o he_o so_o christian_a governor_n shall_v not_o put_v the_o jew_n to_o death_n but_o use_v they_o hardly_o by_o lay_v tax_n and_o imposition_n upon_o they_o that_o at_o the_o length_n they_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n for_o their_o blasphemy_n against_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n slay_v they_o not_o lest_o my_o people_n forget_v it_o but_o scatter_v they_o abroad_o by_o thy_o power_n psal._n 59.12_o rupert_n lib._n 9_o comment_n in_o gen._n cap._n 4._o 2._o doct._n where_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a virtue_n vers._n 18._o this_o do_v and_o live_v for_o i_o fear_v god_n etc._n etc._n joseph_n bid_v they_o be_v secure_a of_o his_o sincere_a and_o true_a deal_n with_o he_o because_o he_o fear_v god_n so_o that_o true_a religion_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o virtue_n and_o honest_a deal_n they_o therefore_o that_o fear_n not_o god_n may_v for_o a_o while_o make_v a_o semblance_n and_o show_v of_o honesty_n but_o it_o can_v be_v in_o truth_n where_o the_o ground_n of_o true_a religion_n be_v want_v where_o therefore_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o virtuous_a action_n as_o abraham_n reason_v with_o himself_o when_o he_o sojourn_v in_o gerar_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o this_o place_n and_o they_o will_v slay_v i_o for_o my_o wife_n sake_n gen._n 20.12_o 3._o doct._n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n remain_v when_o the_o act_n be_v past_a vers._n 21._o they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o we_o have_v very_o sin_v against_o our_o brother_n by_o this_o we_o learn_v that_o although_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n be_v do_v and_o pass_v yet_o the_o guilt_n and_o conscience_n of_o sin_n may_v continue_v as_o here_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v against_o joseph_n 23._o year_n before_o be_v revive_v muscul._n as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o cain_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n gen._n 4.7_o it_o lie_v lurk_v in_o the_o door_n of_o the_o conscience_n ready_a upon_o every_o occasion_n to_o assault_v we_o 4._o doct._n the_o author_n of_o affliction_n it_o come_v not_o by_o chance_n vers._n 28._o what_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o these_o man_n have_v a_o guilty_a conscience_n think_v that_o god_n meet_v with_o they_o in_o every_o corner_n yet_o this_o good_a persuasion_n they_o have_v that_o nothing_o happen_v to_o they_o by_o chance_n as_o this_o the_o find_n of_o their_o money_n in_o their_o sack_n mouth_n but_o they_o ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n providence_n they_o make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o their_o cross_n and_o affliction_n calvin_n as_o david_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n bid_v shemei_n curse_v he_o 2_o sam._n 16.11_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n saint_n paul_n prophecy_n of_o some_o that_o shall_v give_v ear_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n fulfil_v in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o rome_n vers._n 6._o they_o bow_v their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o here_o josephs_n brethren_n unwitting_o do_v fulfil_v josephs_n prophecy_n that_o they_o shall_v fall_v down_o unto_o he_o and_o do_v he_o reverence_n like_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v ignorant_o accomplish_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n so_o also_o they_o which_o in_o these_o day_n give_v ear_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n in_o the_o romish_a and_o antichristian_a synagogue_n do_v fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o some_o of_o they_o of_o ignorance_n and_o simplicity_n but_o their_o blind_a guide_n of_o malice_n and_o obstinacy_n against_o the_o truth_n muscul._n 2._o confut._n against_o purgatory_n vers._n 8._o ioseph_n know_v his_o brethren_n but_o they_o know_v not_o he_o augustine_n propound_v this_o question_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o this_o time_n of_o josephs_n prosperity_n he_o send_v no_o word_n to_o jacob_n but_o he_o continue_v still_o mourn_v for_o his_o son_n give_v this_o reason_n quoniam_fw-la sine_fw-la istis_fw-la minutis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la jacob_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la volens_fw-la deus_fw-la illa_fw-la parva_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la igne_fw-la tribulationis_fw-la consumere_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o jacob_n can_v not_o be_v without_o some_o small_a sin_n god_n will_v by_o this_o mean_n purge_v they_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n in_o this_o world_n serm_n 82._o the_o tempor_n if_o small_a sin_n then_o which_o they_o call_v venial_a be_v purge_v in_o this_o world_n than_o there_o be_v nothing_o remain_v to_o be_v cleanse_v in_o purgatory_n fire_n afterward_o which_o they_o say_v serve_v to_o the_o purge_n not_o of_o mortal_a but_o venial_a sin_n and_o indeed_o job_n well_o show_v that_o our_o purgatory_n fire_n be_v in_o the_o affliction_n and_o sorrow_n of_o this_o life_n where_o he_o say_v exibo_fw-la ut_fw-la aurum_fw-la i_o shall_v come_v forth_o like_o gold_n job_n 23.10_o and_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o the_o lord_n fire_n be_v in_o zion_n and_o his_o furnace_n at_o jerusalem_n isa._n 31.9_o it_o be_v not_o then_o in_o hell_n or_o purgatory_n i_o much_o muse_n that_o pererius_n allege_v this_o sentence_n of_o augustine_n can_v not_o perceive_v how_o strong_o it_o make_v against_o purgatory_n 3._o confut._n against_o the_o swear_n by_o saint_n vers._n 15._o by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n you_o shall_v not_o go_v hence_o etc._n etc._n thomas_n aquinas_n justify_v this_o fact_n of_o joseph_n in_o swear_v by_o the_o life_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o will_v warrant_v thereby_o the_o swear_n by_o creature_n as_o namely_o by_o saint_n for_o a_o oath_n say_v he_o be_v make_v two_o way_n by_o execration_n when_o some_o creature_n be_v produce_v that_o god_n shall_v show_v his_o judgement_n upon_o if_o one_o swear_v false_o as_o when_o one_o swear_v by_o his_o head_n or_o such_o like_a the_o other_o way_n be_v by_o contestation_n either_o direct_o when_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v mention_v or_o indirect_o when_o some_o creature_n be_v name_v in_o who_o the_o truth_n shall_v be_v manifest_v so_o we_o swear_v by_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o god_n truth_n be_v express_v by_o saint_n that_o believe_v in_o the_o truth_n so_o joseph_n swear_v by_o pharaoh_n a_o minister_n of_o god_n truth_n and_o justice_n thom._n 2.2_o qu._n 89._o be_v 6._o conâ—ra_fw-la 1._o this_o subtle_a disputer_n do_v justify_v that_o kind_n of_o oath_n which_o be_v direct_o forbid_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o as_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o head_n matth._n 5.36_o neither_o shall_v thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o head_n we_o may_v just_o suspect_v he_o in_o the_o rest_n when_o at_o the_o first_o he_o dare_v control_v the_o holy_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o man_n use_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o gospel_n but_o upon_o it_o when_o they_o lie_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o book_n for_o so_o we_o read_v that_o the_o saint_n have_v use_v some_o visible_a ceremony_n and_o rite_n in_o take_v a_o oath_n as_o abraham_n servant_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o master_n thigh_n gen._n 24.3_o jacob_n do_v swear_v unto_o laban_n upon_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n but_o neither_o do_v the_o one_o swear_v by_o his_o master_n thigh_n nor_o the_o other_o by_o the_o stone_n but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n gen._n 24.3_o gen._n 31.53_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v a_o book_n use_v as_o a_o visible_a object_n for_o further_a evidence_n in_o the_o minister_a of_o a_o oath_n but_o saint_n be_v neither_o visible_a oath_n nor_o present_a and_o therefore_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o direct_o forbid_v to_o swear_v by_o any_o but_o by_o the_o lord_n deut._n 6.13_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o though_o only_a be_v not_o here_o find_v yet_o our_o saviour_n so_o interprete_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v matth._n 4.10_o and_o so_o consequent_o by_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o swear_v 4._o concern_v josephs_n act_n i_o have_v show_v before_o quest_n 9_o that_n although_o it_o may_v be_v somewhat_o qualify_v and_o extenuate_v yet_o it_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o it_o savour_v somewhat_o of_o the_o egyptian_a manner_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o that_o place_n zephan_n 1.5_o where_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v those_o that_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o swear_v by_o malcham_n that_o be_v their_o king_n whether_o they_o make_v the_o idol_n or_o a_o mortal_a man_n their_o king_n both_o abuse_n be_v here_o reprove_v 6._o place_n
of_o cattle_n calvin_n 2._o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v apart_o from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o so_o not_o be_v corrupt_v with_o their_o idolatry_n and_o supestition_n mercer_n muscul._n 3_o lest_o that_o be_v disperse_v among_o the_o egyptian_n they_o may_v have_v be_v distract_v and_o so_o one_o divide_v from_o another_o josephus_n 4._o because_o the_o egyptian_n abhor_a keeper_n of_o sheep_n it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o envy_n and_o hatred_n if_o they_o have_v live_v among_o the_o egyptian_n 5._o last_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n stand_v more_o commodious_a for_o the_o israelite_n return_n and_o passage_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v situate_a in_o the_o utmost_a bound_n towards_o canaan_n whereas_o if_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v seat_v in_o the_o inward_a or_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o country_n they_o can_v not_o afterward_o so_o convenient_o have_v escape_v pererius_n quest_n xvii_o why_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n vers._n 34._o for_o every_o sheepe-keeper_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n rather_o than_o of_o joseph_n as_o the_o like_a reason_n be_v insert_v by_o moses_n gen._n 43.34_o why_o the_o hebrew_n and_o egyptian_n may_v not_o eat_v together_o the_o egyptian_n than_o abhor_a shepherd_n and_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n 1._o not_o only_o because_o they_o be_v a_o proud_a people_n and_o despise_a shepherd_n as_o base_a and_o servile_a man_n as_o rupertus_n for_o they_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v more_o than_o to_o contemn_v and_o despise_v they_o 2._o neither_o do_v they_o abhor_v shepherd_n as_o though_o there_o be_v none_o of_o that_o condition_n among_o the_o egyptian_n for_o they_o have_v their_o flock_n of_o sheep_n genes_n 47.17_o 3._o neither_o yet_o be_v it_o like_o that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v altogether_o abstain_v from_o all_o eat_n of_o flesh_n aben_n ezra_n report_v of_o the_o indian_n that_o they_o kill_v no_o flesh_n neither_o do_v so_o much_o as_o eat_v of_o the_o milk_n that_o come_v of_o cattle_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o egyptian_n abhor_v the_o hebrew_n 4._o therefore_o i_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o egyptian_n especial_o detest_a keeper_n of_o sheep_n rather_o than_o of_o other_o cattle_n because_o they_o superstitious_o adore_v that_o kind_n and_o so_o abstain_v altogether_o from_o slay_v of_o sheep_n and_o eat_v the_o flesh_n thereof_o keep_v they_o for_o their_o milk_n and_o wool_n whereas_o the_o hebrew_n shepherd_n do_v without_o any_o scruple_n eat_v of_o their_o flock_n other_o kind_n of_o cattle_n it_o be_v like_a they_o do_v eat_v of_o as_o mercerus_n report_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o writer_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o egyptian_n to_o kill_v and_o eat_v four_o kind_n of_o creature_n ox_n calf_n swine_n and_o goose_n 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n not_o to_o depend_v upon_o mean_n or_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o prince_n vers._n 4._o i_o will_v go_v down_o with_o thou_o into_o egypt_n although_o joseph_n be_v lord_n of_o egypt_n and_o a_o man_n of_o great_a power_n able_a to_o provide_v for_o jacob_n and_o protect_v he_o from_o danger_n yet_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v jacob_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o mean_n but_o to_o trust_v to_o his_o providence_n muscul._n whereby_o also_o we_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o put_v our_o confidence_n in_o man_n but_o to_o wait_v upon_o god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n it_o be_v better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o man_n it_o be_v betteâ—_n to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n than_o to_o put_v any_o confidence_n in_o prince_n psal._n 118.9_o 2._o doct._n the_o lord_n will_v never_o forsake_v his_o elect_a vers._n 4._o i_o will_v also_o bring_v thou_o up_o again_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n promise_v his_o presence_n and_o gracious_a assistance_n to_o jacob_n both_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n and_o return_v the_o lord_n then_o will_v never_o forsake_v his_o elect_a who_o he_o once_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13.1_o and_o as_o he_o say_v to_o josua_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o josu._n 15._o so_o the_o same_o promise_n belong_v unto_o all_o the_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n appli_v it_o heb._n 13.5_o 3._o doct._n a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o reveal_v all_o his_o counsel_n so_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o lie_v not_o vers._n 34._o then_o you_o shall_v say_v thy_o servant_n be_v man_n occupy_v about_o cattle_n this_o also_o be_v true_a which_o joseph_n teach_v his_o brethren_n to_o answer_v that_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n but_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n which_o joseph_n will_v have_v they_o to_o conceal_v because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a and_o fertile_a soil_n of_o all_o egypt_n we_o see_v then_o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o utter_v all_o his_o mind_n but_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o rest_n he_o may_v conceal_v that_o which_o he_o think_v will_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o his_o suit_n and_o business_n calvin_n and_o in_o such_o affair_n that_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n take_v place_n to_o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n but_o innocent_a as_o dove_n matth._n 10.16_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n no_o sacrament_n without_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o the_o word_n vers._n 2._o god_n speak_v unto_o jacob_n in_o a_o vision_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o appear_v and_o show_v a_o vision_n to_o jacob_n but_o he_o also_o speak_v unto_o he_o to_o the_o vision_n he_o adjoin_v a_o voice_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o kind_n be_v all_o god_n sign_n and_o ceremony_n they_o be_v not_o dead_a or_o dumb_a but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n put_v life_n unto_o they_o wherefore_o it_o be_v presumption_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o impose_v sign_n and_o sacrament_n upon_o the_o church_n which_o receive_v not_o their_o life_n from_o the_o word_n calvin_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o joh._n 6.63_o so_o the_o fleshy_a and_o terrene_a part_n in_o sign_n and_o sacrament_n profit_v not_o without_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o word_n 2._o confut._n antiquity_n no_o good_a argument_n of_o the_o truth_n vers._n 3._o i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n he_o say_v not_o of_o thy_o father_n as_o of_o thy_o great_a grandfather_n for_o terah_n be_v a_o idolater_n josu._n 24.4_o jacob_n can_v not_o go_v beyond_o abraham_n for_o divers_a hundred_o year_n to_o fetch_v his_o faith_n though_o the_o most_o ancient_a patriarch_n no_o seâ—_n heber_n be_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o religion_n we_o see_v then_o that_o antiquity_n be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o prove_v true_a religion_n by_o unless_o we_o run_v unto_o the_o first_o beginning_n for_o so_o truth_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o error_n in_o like_a manner_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o of_o late_a year_n we_o can_v derive_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o our_o father_n and_o ancestor_n past_o the_o three_o degree_n because_o all_o the_o world_n be_v blind_v with_o superstition_n and_o ignorance_n for_o divers_a hundred_o year_n but_o leave_v the_o mean_a generation_n which_o be_v corrupt_v we_o be_v able_a to_o fetch_v and_o derive_v our_o faith_n from_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n this_o the_o romanist_n do_v call_v in_o derision_n a_o probation_n of_o our_o faith_n persalium_fw-la by_o leap_v but_o jacob_n can_v prove_v his_o faith_n no_o otherwise_o he_o must_v leap_v from_o abraham_n to_o heber_n and_o sem_fw-mi so_o steven_n will_v not_o prove_v his_o faith_n from_o the_o immediate_a descent_n of_o his_o father_n for_o of_o they_o he_o say_v you_o have_v always_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o your_o father_n do_v so_o do_v you_o act._n 7._o he_o ascend_v up_o to_o abraham_n and_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n time_n and_o in_o such_o manner_n do_v we_o prove_v and_o justify_v our_o faith_n and_o profession_n 3._o confut._n against_o pere_a that_o hold_v the_o septuagint_n in_o their_o number_n of_o 75._o not_o to_o 〈◊〉_d error_n vers._n 27._o all_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n be_v 70._o yet_o the_o septuagint_n read_v 75._o notwithstanding_o pererius_n justify_v the_o septuagint_n and_o free_v they_o from_o error_n although_o they_o set_v down_o five_o more_o of_o josephs_n race_n than_o moses_n have_v which_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n afterward_o if_o this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o error_n in_o they_o than_o be_v it_o in_o moses_n for_o he_o also_o number_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o son_n of_o phares_n and_o benjamin_n which_o be_v bear_v afterward_o in_o egypt_n
good_a effect_n 3._o doct._n to_o love_v our_o enemy_n vers._n 21._o fear_v not_o i_o will_v nourish_v you_o thus_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o joseph_n to_o love_v our_o enemy_n to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v we_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 44._o for_o so_o joseph_n be_v a_o foster-father_n unto_o they_o that_o will_v have_v starve_v he_o in_o the_o pit_n muscul._n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n against_o mass_n and_o trentâ—li_n for_o the_o dead_a vers._n 3._o the_o egyptian_n bewail_v he_o 70._o day_n petrus_n comestâ—r_o divide_v this_o number_n into_o 40_o day_n and_o 30._o day_n the_o first_o be_v the_o time_n of_o the_o egyptian_n mourning_n the_o other_o of_o the_o hebrew_n whereupon_o he_o ground_v the_o superstitious_a use_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o mourning_n and_o say_v mass_n 30._o day_n for_o the_o dead_a cap._n 114._o histor_n scholastic_a in_o genes_n contra._n 1._o the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o egyptian_n not_o the_o hebrew_n mourn_v these_o 70._o day_n and_o that_o use_v take_v up_o afterward_o by_o the_o hebrew_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o stint_n of_o mourn_v use_v among_o the_o faithful_a be_v but_o for_o seven_o day_n so_o long_o mourn_v joseph_n ver_fw-la 10._o 2._o though_o the_o hebrew_n mourn_v 30._o day_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o pray_v for_o their_o soul_n or_o offer_v any_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o nor_o yet_o do_v any_o penance_n for_o the_o dead_a which_o seem_v to_o be_v direct_o forbid_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o cut_v their_o hair_n or_o their_o beard_n or_o make_v any_o print_n in_o their_o flesh_n for_o the_o dead_a levit._fw-la 19.28_o as_o though_o the_o dead_a be_v profit_v by_o any_o such_o afflict_a of_o themselves_o 2._o confut._n against_o the_o superstitious_a choice_n of_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n vers._n 13._o they_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n thus_o be_v it_o the_o use_n among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o bury_v their_o dead_a without_o the_o city_n as_o we_o may_v read_v luk._n 7.12_o where_o our_o saviour_n do_v meet_v the_o people_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n carry_v a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v bury_v this_o custom_n of_o a_o long_a time_n be_v retain_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o among_o the_o athenian_n who_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n grant_v to_o servius_n sulpitius_n a_o place_n of_o burial_n within_o the_o city_n cicer._n epist_n famil_n lib._n 4._o plato_n also_o prescribe_v that_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o field_n and_o such_o as_o be_v barren_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o else_o lib._n 2._o the_o legib_n it_o be_v also_o forbid_v by_o the_o roman_a jew_n hominem_fw-la mortuum_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la ne_fw-la sepelite_n bury_v not_o a_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o city_n the_o christian_n be_v the_o first_o which_o bury_v the_o dead_a in_o their_o church_n not_o as_o tostatus_n which_o first_o bury_v they_o within_o their_o city_n or_o house_n as_o pererius_n therein_o confute_v he_o show_v out_o of_o diodorus_n that_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o keep_v their_o dead_a in_o coffin_n at_o home_n place_v they_o upright_o and_o to_o give_v their_o body_n as_o pledge_n to_o their_o creditor_n diodor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o and_o out_o of_o herodotus_n how_o the_o egyptian_n do_v enclose_v their_o dead_a in_o vessel_n of_o glass_n in_o their_o house_n and_o make_v picture_n of_o they_o herod_n lib._n 3._o but_o this_o use_n to_o bury_v the_o dead_a in_o church_n and_o near_o unto_o they_o for_o more_o holiness_n of_o the_o place_n be_v first_o take_v up_o by_o superstitious_a christian_n which_o respect_n of_o the_o place_n if_o it_o be_v only_o civil_o use_v we_o condemn_v not_o as_o lycurgus_n ordain_v that_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v bury_v near_o unto_o the_o temple_n that_o other_o pass_v by_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o monument_n to_o imitate_v their_o virtue_n plutar._n 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the_o blessing_n of_o the_o midwife_n excuse_v exod._n 1._o and_o rahabs_n make_v for_o the_o spy_v receive_v into_o her_o house_n augustine_n answer_n be_v this_o 1._o aut_fw-la siguratè_fw-la prolata_fw-la sunt_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la mendacia_fw-la etc._n etc._n either_o they_o be_v figurative_o speak_v and_o so_o no_o lie_n for_o we_o must_v consider_v non_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o facto_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la significatur_fw-la not_o what_o be_v express_v in_o fact_n but_o what_o be_v signify_v in_o sense_n for_o as_o it_o be_v no_o lie_n in_o speech_n when_o one_o word_n be_v put_v for_o another_o as_o in_o metaphor_n and_o other_o trope_n so_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o matter_n when_o one_o thing_n be_v signify_v by_o another_o 2._o another_o answer_n be_v they_o be_v not_o lie_v which_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n si_fw-mi figurate_a sunt_fw-la dicta_fw-la if_o they_o be_v speak_v figurative_o si_fw-la mendacia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la imitanda_fw-la or_o if_o they_o be_v lie_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imitate_v august_n lib._n de_fw-fr mendac_fw-la cap._n 21._o 3._o commendantur_fw-la comparatione_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o be_v commend_v by_o way_n of_o comparison_n not_o absolute_o 4._o concern_v the_o excuse_n of_o the_o midwife_n and_o of_o rahab_n he_o say_v non_fw-la est_fw-la remunerata_fw-la fallacia_fw-la sed_fw-la benevolentis_fw-la beniguitas_fw-la mentis_fw-la non_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la mentientis_fw-la their_o fallacy_n be_v not_o reward_v in_o they_o but_o their_o mercy_n the_o benignity_n of_o their_o mind_n not_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o lie_v thus_o august_n lib._n cont_n mendac_fw-la cap._n 17._o 4._o confut._n against_o the_o jesuit_n new_a trick_n of_o equivocate_a fourthly_o that_o late_o take_v up_o trick_n of_o the_o judasite_n in_o equivocate_a with_o their_o mental_a reservation_n be_v evident_o contrary_a to_o this_o commandment_n they_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o 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of_o they_o they_o invert_v the_o order_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n they_o make_v falsehood_n truth_n and_o truth_n falsehood_n they_o turn_v affirmative_n into_o negative_n and_o contrariwise_o as_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v i_o be_v not_o in_o such_o a_o place_n with_o a_o mental_a reservation_n as_o to_o say_v i_o be_v and_o so_o as_o augustine_n say_v veritatem_fw-la faciunt_fw-la patronam_fw-la mendacu_fw-la they_o make_v the_o truth_n the_o patron_n of_o a_o lie_n 3._o if_o every_o one_o shall_v take_v this_o licentious_a liberty_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o truth_n among_o man_n no_o certainty_n of_o any_o thing_n all_o testimony_n give_v in_o evidence_n all_o promise_n and_o contract_n may_v just_o be_v suspect_v lest_o some_o secret_a condition_n or_o reservation_n may_v be_v understand_v for_o who_o can_v trust_v he_o at_o any_o time_n that_o think_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o lie_v and_o dissemble_v sometime_o for_o as_o augustine_n say_v volens_fw-la cum_fw-la mentitur_fw-la esse_fw-la aptior_fw-la fit_a cum_fw-la verum_fw-la dicit_fw-la intertus_fw-la for_o while_o he_o apply_v himself_o when_o he_o lie_v apt_o to_o the_o time_n he_o be_v hold_v uncertain_a when_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n 4._o and_o whereof_o come_v this_o double_n and_o dissemble_v but_o of_o fear_n and_o a_o bad_a conscience_n what_o need_v the_o martyr_n by_o their_o plain_a confession_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o have_v adventure_v and_o lose_v their_o life_n if_o they_o have_v hold_v such_o dissimulation_n and_o equivocate_a lawful_a so_o augustine_n say_v si_fw-la simulare_fw-la liceret_fw-la quare_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la faciunt_fw-la martyr_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o dissemble_v why_o do_v not_o the_o martyr_n so_o lib._n cont_n mendac_fw-la cap._n 5._o 5._o but_o if_o they_o shall_v reply_v again_o that_o they_o do_v thus_o equivocate_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o pope_n catholic_a faith_n and_o for_o the_o discover_n of_o heresy_n as_o they_o call_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o say_v again_o with_o augustine_n in_o a_o case_n not_o much_o unlike_a melius_fw-la occultaretur_fw-la haeresis_fw-la quam_fw-la praetipitaretur_fw-la veritas_fw-la it_o be_v better_a that_o heresy_n lie_v hide_v still_o than_o that_o the_o verity_n shall_v be_v endanger_v the_o mendac_n cap._n 7._o 6._o but_o the_o example_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v pretend_v who_o use_v such_o kind_n of_o dissimulation_n and_o equivocation_n as_o mark._n 5.30_o christ_n make_v himself_o as_o ignorant_a who_o have_v touch_v his_o clothes_n whereas_o he_o know_v it_o well_o enough_o as_o well_o who_o touch_v they_o as_o that_o they_o be_v touch_v so_o luk._n 24.28_o christ_n make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v go_v further_o and_o yet_o do_v not_o likewise_o joh._n 7.8_o he_o say_v to_o his_o brethren_n go_v you_o up_o unto_o this_o 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v not_o yet_o go_v up_o etc._n etc._n but_o immediate_o after_o he_o go_v up_o vers_fw-la 10._o here_o christ_n do_v equivocate_v with_o his_o brethren_n he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o go_v up_o whereas_o he_o do_v indeed_o go_v up_o meaning_n not_o with_o they_o answ._n 1._o to_o the_o two_o first_o instance_n augustine_n answer_v that_o they_o be_v figure_n of_o other_o thing_n â—as_v in_o that_o christ_n make_v himself_o ignorant_a who_o touch_v he_o therein_o the_o gentile_n be_v prefigure_v who_o be_v a_o people_n who_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o know_v not_o in_o the_o next_o he_o say_v christus_fw-la non_fw-la menteâ—us_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d in_o câ—â—los_fw-la profectus_fw-la est_fw-la christ_n say_v no_o untruth_n for_o indeed_o he_o go_v further_o namely_o to_o heaven_n august_n ibid._n c._n 19_o but_o we_o be_v not_o drive_v here_o to_o such_o a_o strait_a with_o augustine_n to_o find_v out_o a_o mystery_n our_o saviour_n in_o neither_o of_o these_o place_n dissemble_v for_o dissimulation_n be_v a_o hide_v and_o cloak_v oâ—_n the_o truth_n but_o in_o both_o these_o place_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d by_o this_o mean_n to_o bring_v the_o truth_n to_o light_v in_o the_o first_o to_o try_v onâ—_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o touch_v he_o in_o the_o other_o to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o humanity_n and_o charity_n of_o his_o disciple_n as_o he_o do_v the_o like_a to_o philip._n joh._n 6.6_o to_o prove_v he_o 4._o moral_a observation_n 1._o obseru._n against_o the_o evil_a custom_n of_o lie_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n by_o this_o strait_a charge_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n all_o man_n be_v warn_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o lie_v and_o speak_v untruth_n under_o what_o pretence_n soever_o and_o that_o for_o these_o four_o cause_n 1._o propter_fw-la diaboli_fw-la assimilationem_fw-la because_o lie_v make_v man_n like_a unto_o the_o devil_n for_o as_o god_n be_v truth_n and_o all_o that_o love_v the_o truth_n be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n so_o they_o that_o use_v lie_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n thereof_o joh._n 8.44_o he_o tell_v the_o first_o lie_n that_o be_v ever_o make_v in_o the_o world_n when_o he_o say_v to_o eve_n you_o shall_v not_o die_v gen._n 3._o 2._o propter_fw-la societatis_fw-la dissolutionem_fw-la humane_a society_n and_o intercourse_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v dissolve_v for_o how_o can_v one_o man_n trust_v another_o if_o lie_v and_o dissemble_v shall_v be_v use_v this_o reason_n the_o apostle_n urge_v ephes._n 4.25_o cast_v off_o lie_v and_o speak_v every_o one_o truth_n unto_o his_o neighbour_n for_o we_o be_v member_n one_o of_o another_o 3._o propter_fw-la fama_fw-la amissionem_fw-la the_o liar_n lose_v his_o credit_n that_o he_o can_v be_v believe_v no_o not_o when_o he_o tell_v the_o truth_n as_o ecclesiastic_a 34.4_o who_o can_v be_v cleanse_v by_o the_o unclean_a or_o what_o truth_n can_v be_v speak_v of_o a_o liar_n 4._o propter_fw-la anima_fw-la perditionem_fw-la we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o lie_v for_o it_o destroy_v the_o soul_n
&_o justa_fw-la ratio_fw-la id_fw-la postaâ—â—bit_fw-la but_o where_o need_v it_o and_o necessary_a or_o just_a cause_n do_v so_o require_v etc._n etc._n otherwise_o the_o law_n do_v forbid_v all_o unlawful_a swear_n as_o well_o as_o the_o gospel_n 3._o and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o strange_a god_n be_v ne_fw-la frequenti_fw-la juramento_fw-la iâ—â—â—cantur_fw-la ad_fw-la cultâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lest_o that_o by_o often_o swear_v they_o be_v induce_v to_o worship_v they_o glos._n interliâ—â—â—â—_n 4._o and_o as_o a_o hebrew_n then_o and_o so_o a_o christian_a now_o be_v not_o himself_o so_o neither_o be_v they_o to_o compel_v a_o gentile_a to_o swear_v by_o they_o yet_o as_o augustine_n determine_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a recipere_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la juramentum_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la svo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o receive_v a_o oath_n of_o a_o gentile_a by_o his_o god_n to_o confirm_v some_o covenant_n or_o contract_n se_fw-la gentilis_fw-la obtularis_fw-la se_fw-la facturum_fw-la if_o the_o gentile_a do_v of_o himself_o offer_v it_o lyran_n tostat._n quest_n xxv_o whether_o a_o christian_a may_v compel_v a_o jew_n to_o swear_v by_o his_o thorah_n which_o contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n upon_o this_o occasion_n how_o far_o a_o christian_n may_v compel_v another_o of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n to_o swear_v as_o a_o jew_n or_o turk_n tostatus_n bring_v in_o divers_a question_n which_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o here_o brief_o to_o touch_v as_o first_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n to_o swear_v upon_o their_o thorah_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o volume_n contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n yet_o bind_v up_o in_o silk_n and_o lay_v up_o very_o curious_o in_o their_o synagogue_n whereout_o they_o use_v to_o read_v the_o lecture_n of_o the_o law_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a judge_n to_o urge_v a_o jew_n to_o take_v his_o oath_n upon_o his_o thorah_n for_o upon_o the_o gospel_n he_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o take_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o doubt_n divers_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v and_o consider_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o idol_n and_o 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o the_o jew_n thorah_n for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d a_o part_n of_o god_n word_n and_o contain_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o the_o jew_n do_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o pentateuch_n or_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n as_o any_o christian_a may_v take_v his_o oath_n upon_o the_o gospel_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o god_n word_n 2._o and_o like_v as_o a_o christian_a lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o bookâ—_n for_o 〈◊〉_d be_v unlawful_a in_o give_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o creator_n unto_o a_o creature_n but_o have_v relation_n unto_o god_n who_o verity_n and_o truth_n be_v contain_v in_o that_o book_n so_o a_o jew_n swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n yet_o swear_v by_o god_n the_o author_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o so_o do_v sin_v not_o 3._o yet_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o jew_n may_v sin_v in_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n as_o have_v a_o opinion_n that_o all_o the_o content_n of_o that_o book_n as_o namely_o the_o ceremonial_n be_v yet_o in_o force_n which_o be_v abolish_v in_o christ_n and_o yet_o the_o judge_n may_v not_o sin_n in_o require_v the_o jew_n to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n for_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v of_o those_o thing_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la agentis_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la act_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o doer_n but_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o therefore_o the_o act_n of_o itself_o be_v lawful_a a_o jew_n may_v be_v require_v to_o do_v it_o sic_fw-la tostat._n qu._n 14._o quest_n xxvi_o whether_o a_o jew_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n but_o as_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thorah_n which_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o book_n of_o truth_n as_o christian_n do_v yet_o the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o if_o a_o christian_a shall_v compel_v a_o jew_n to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o although_o christ_n be_v in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n very_a god_n yet_o the_o jew_n hold_v he_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o any_o idol_n and_o therefore_o the_o jew_n in_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n shall_v do_v against_o his_o conscience_n and_o consequent_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n or_o if_o a_o jew_n shall_v require_v a_o christian_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n who_o he_o hold_v to_o be_v no_o god_n nor_o yet_o a_o good_a man_n therein_o the_o jew_n shall_v also_o sin_v against_o his_o conscience_n for_o it_o skill_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o or_o so_o indeed_o dum_fw-la aliter_fw-la concipiatur_fw-la as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n otherwise_o conceive_v and_o be_v persuade_v in_o his_o mind_n tostat._v qu._n 15._o quest_n xxvii_o whether_o a_o saracene_n may_v be_v urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o the_o name_n of_o christ._n now_o although_o a_o jew_n can_v be_v compel_v without_o sin_n to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n who_o he_o hold_v worse_a than_o a_o idol_n or_o upon_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o think_v contain_v nothing_o but_o fable_n yet_o the_o reason_n stand_v otherwise_o for_o a_o saracene_n or_o turk_n he_o may_v be_v require_v to_o swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n or_o upon_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o saracen_n have_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o christ_n and_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a prophet_n and_o a_o good_a man_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o do_v assent_v unto_o the_o gospel_n and_o believe_v that_o christ_n speak_v the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o they_o in_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n do_v not_o against_o their_o conscience_n and_o therein_o sin_v not_o now_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o saracen_n differ_v more_o from_o the_o christian_n than_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o can_v no_o more_o lawful_o take_v a_o oath_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n than_o the_o jew_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o the_o jew_n consent_n with_o the_o christian_n touch_v the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o the_o saracen_n do_v not_o yet_o as_o touch_v christ_n they_o do_v total_o dissent_v from_o the_o christian_n and_o so_o do_v not_o the_o saracen_n tostat._n qu._n 17._o quest_n xxviii_o whether_o a_o christian_a may_v swear_v upon_o the_o jew_n thora_n but_o it_o have_v be_v before_o show_v that_o a_o jew_n may_v be_v without_o sin_n urge_v to_o swear_v upon_o his_o thora_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o pentateuch_n contain_v the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n another_o question_n be_v move_v whether_o a_o christian_a may_v safe_o take_v his_o oath_n upon_o the_o jew_n thora_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a so_o to_o do_v it_o may_v be_v thus_o object_v 1._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n judaizare_fw-la to_o judaize_v to_o do_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v as_o to_o be_v circumcise_v to_o observe_v the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o such_o like_a but_o to_o swear_v upon_o the_o thora_n be_v to_o judaize_v that_o be_v to_o do_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n answ._n 1._o to_o judaize_n be_v not_o simple_o to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o jew_n do_v but_o that_o which_o they_o alone_o do_v and_o none_o other_o as_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o they_o only_o believe_v as_o that_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v still_o in_o force_n or_o to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o only_o do_v as_o to_o be_v circumcise_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o certain_a kind_n of_o meat_n as_o saint_n paul_n charge_v saint_n peter_n that_o he_o compel_v the_o gentile_n judaizare_fw-la to_o judaize_v concern_v their_o meat_n for_o he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n before_o the_o jew_n come_v and_o afterward_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o otherwise_o to_o believe_v as_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o also_o believe_v and_o to_o do_v likewise_o as_o to_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v create_v the_o israelite_n to_o have_v be_v deliver_v and_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v true_a as_o they_o be_v there_o set_v down_o this_o be_v not_o to_o judaize_v 2._o so_o because_o the_o thora_n which_o be_v the_o pentateuch_n be_v not_o only_o receive_v of_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o the_o believe_a gentile_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o law_n we_o subscribe_v unto_o as_o well_o as_o the_o